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Quantum physics: a first encounter

By Valerio Scarani , Rachael Thew

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
2006
ISBN
0198570473, 9780198570479, 9781429488723
LCC
QC174.12 .S3213 2006
Open Library ID
OL22717843M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
526 kB (538918 bytes)
Pages
144\144
Topic
Physics
Library
Kolxo3
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11

Description

Quantum physics is often perceive as a weird and abstract theory, which physicists must use in order to make correct predictions. But many recent experiments have shown that the weirdness of the theory simply mirrors the weirdness of phenomena: it is Nature itself, and not only our descriptions of it that behaves in an astonishing way. This book selects those, among these typical quantum phenomena, whose rigorous description requires neither the formalism, not an important background in physics. The first part of the book deals with the phenomenon of single-particle interference, covering the historical questions of wave-particle duality, objective randomness and the boundary between the quantum and the classical world, but also the recent idea of quantum cryptography. The second part introduces the modern theme of entanglement, by presenting two-particle interference phenomena and discussing Bell's inequalities. A concise review of the main interpretations of quantum physics is provided.

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